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PS at a glance
PS
Adobe's PostScript technology was central to the desktop publishing revolution, and the language became tightly associated with printers, imagesetters, and prepress workflows.
CRW at a glance
CRW
Early Canon digital-camera workflows used raw formats like CRW before the later EOS raw families stabilized around CR2 and then CR3.
Format comparison
| Feature | PS | CRW |
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| File type | Document | Image |
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| Created year | 1984 | 2000 |
| Inventor | Adobe | Canon |
| Status | active | proprietary |
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| Vector scaling | Supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use PS
- Your source file is already in PS.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to CRW.
- PS is commonly used in document workflows.
When to use CRW
- Your target workflow expects CRW.
- Improve delivery compatibility with CRW.
- CRW is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert PS to CRW?
Convert to CRW when maintaining compatibility with older Canon raw libraries or recovering historical camera originals.
In most current workflows it is a source to preserve or migrate, not a preferred new output format.
What changes when converting PS to CRW?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to CRW removes vector scaling.
What should I review after converting PS to CRW?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.